State/Public High Open

H S for Law and Justice

๐Ÿ“ 3503 Coyle, Houston, Harris County, 77003

436
Pupils
16.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

H S for Law and Justice is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Shetzer. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Steven Shetzer
School district
Houston Isd

Enrollment & staffing

H S for Law and Justice enrolls 436 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 34% male and 66% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.

Male students
148 (34%)
Female students
288 (66%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 4.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino31071%
Black or African American10023%
White194.4%
Two or more races4<1%
Asian3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

351 of the school's 436 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

H S for Law and Justice is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 145.

School district: HOUSTON ISD

H S for Law and Justice is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, H S for Law and Justice is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.

176,727
District students
274
Schools
10,993
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (5) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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